Things Nobody Reported About The Assam Flood – The Worst One in a Decade

30+ people have died while more than 20 lakh have been displaced and Kaziranga National Park has been completely inundated in the Assam flood.

Meanwhile the national media is more concerned with the waterlogged streets of Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Mumbai flood.

But the facts is that an actual flood has crippled the north-eastern state of Assam and it is the worst one in a decade.

37 lakh people across more than 3,300 villages in 28 districts of Assam have been affected by the floods, but only 2.3 lakh have taken shelter at relief camps.

More than 150 villages had to be evacuated. In all, 3,374 villageshave been affected by the deluge.

Farmers across 22 districts face immense losses with their crops destroyed by floodwaters and their livestock left abandoned.

According to a rough estimate by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) around 12 lakh poultry animals and several lakh poultry birds have been affected

Several districts have been completely cut-off from the rest of the state. Chunks of main roads in Morigaon, Jorhat and Dibrugarh districts have swept away, snapping road communications.

In the Morigaon and Barpeta districts of Assam, 1.95 lakh hectares of crop area is still under water, which is 3 times as much as the entire city of Mumbai.

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Kamrup : Villagers gather to collect flood relief material at Dhipujijan Pam in West Mayong in Kamrup district in Assam on Thursday. PTI Photo (PTI7_28_2016_000306B)

A man carries a bicycle on his shoulder and crosses a flooded road at Pobitora village, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Friday, July 29, 2016. Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam state and forced around 1.2 million people to leave their water-logged homes. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

A woman prepares a meal by a flooded road at Sildubi village, in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, Friday, July 29, 2016. Torrential monsoon rains have caused widespread flooding in Assam state and forced around 1.2 million people to leave their water-logged homes. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Kamrup: A girl pushes a banana raft in search of drinking water at Alikakh village in South Kamrup district of Assam on Monday. PTI Photo
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Gagalmari: Villagers on a boat move through a submerged road after heavy monsoon rains flooded Gagalmari village, east of Guwahati on Sunday. PTI Photo (PTI7_24_2016_000228B)

Kaziranga: Deers and Buffalo are seen on dry land after floods hit Kaziranga National Park, causing around 70 percent of the sanctuary to be under flood water, in Assam on Tuesday. PTI Photo(PTI7_26_2016_000148A)

Burhaburhi: An family moves on a boat after heavy monsoon rains flooded Burhaburhi village, east of Guwahati on Sunday. PTI Photo(PTI7_24_2016_000229B)

Kaziranga: A Rhino calf swims through flood waters at Baghmari Village near Kaziranga National Park near Guwahati on Tuesday. PTI Photo(PTI7_26_2016_000149B) *** Local Caption *** Kaziranga: A Rhino calf swims through flood waters at Baghmari Village near Kaziranga National Park about 250 kilometers east of Guwahati on July 26,2016.Floods in Assam claimed two lives affecting over five lakh people in 14 districts, besides inundating Kaziranga National Park, Pobitora wildlife sanctuary and Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.The swollen Brahmaputra and its tributaries have submerged 1039 villages in 14 districts with many neck-deep in water and several houses completely submerged, officials said. PIX BY ANUWAR HAZARIKA

Dhakuwakhana: A flood hit village at Dhakuwakhana in Lakhimpur district of Assam on Wednesday. PTI Photo (PTI7_13_2016_000224A)

Kaziranga National Park is in Danger.

The Kaziranga National Park, home to the world’s single largest population of one-horned rhinos, has been completely submerged in water. This is the worst flood in Kaziranga since 1988.

Of the 2,431 rhinos in Assam, 2,401 live in Kaziranga National Park which is located on the floodplains of the Brahmaputra. In fact, the four national parks in the state account for 80% of the world one-horned rhino population.

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Image Source: Eco tourism Society of North East India/Facebook

Vast areas of the other three national parks – Manas, Orang and Dibru-Saikhowa – and the Pobitora Wild Life Sanctuary has also been flooded.

Three rhinos, seven rhino calves and more than 18 deer have reportedly been killed in the deluge.

Rescuers were able to save eight rhino babies from being washed away. Aged between a month and a year, the babies had been separated from their mothers and were found in distressed and dehydrated.

According to a report on huffington post nearly 200 wild animals have drowned to death due to flood at Kaziranga national park. Divisional Forest Officer of the park Subhasis Das said that carcasses of 13 rhinos have been recovered so far in Kaziranga.

Facts that Broke Us – The Same Old Story

There’s a national calamity taking place and the National Media(!) is more concerned with the waterlogged streets of Gurgaon, Bengaluru and Mumbai flood.

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